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The 2nd Annual Kickstarter Film Festival
The 2nd Annual Kickstarter Film Festival takes place July 9 in Brooklyn. Tickets go on sale June 29 via Kickstarter. This year’s festival will feature…
Wisdom of the Llama, A Bill Murray Print by N.C. Winters
“Wisdom of the Llama”, a new Bill Murray themed print by N.C. Winters available through Gallery 1988.
DefCon Kids, A Hacker Conference For Kids Aged 8-16
The 1st annual DefCon Kids, a hacker conference for kids aged 8-16, takes place August 6-7 at Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The…
Stop-Motion Annimation of Creatures Shooting Fruit
Jack Conte, one of half the musical duo Pomplamoose, is creating a new video every week. His latest video is a stop-motion animation of creatures…
Waste Land, Making Art In The World’s Largest Garbage Dump
Oscar-nominated documentary WASTE LAND, follows native Brazilian artist Vik Muniz to the world’s largest landfill, Jardim Gramacho. It is there he unravels a fascinating and moving story…
Talk-o-Meter, iPhone App Shows Who is Dominating a Conversation
Talk-o-Meter is an iPhone app by Unperfekthaus that monitors a live two person conversation and creates graphs showing proportionally how much each person is talking–thus…
Improv Everywhere: Carousel Horse Race
The latest Improv Everywhere mission turned Le Carrousel in NYC’s Bryant Park into a horse race.
Seagull Steals GoPro Video Camera, Documenting Its Escape
A seagull stole a GoPro video camera in Cannes, documenting its escape as it flew away. It’s possible this this is just clever a promo…
Exotic World & The Burlesque Revival Documentary
Exotic World & the Burlesque Revival is a documentary, ten years in the making, about the Exotic World museum which was founded by a retired…
Middlebrow Culture
GQ correspondant Devin Friedman takes a look at Middlebrow Culture, “The Taste That Dare Not Speak Its Name”.